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Ptarmigan Peak Weather Forecast

Central Colorado Range · United States
Issued: 11 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
rain showers
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
rain shwrs
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3600
4300
4350
5300
5200
8950
4800
4450
4600
3500
4600
4100
3450
6150
4900
km/h
15
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
SW
20
SSW
15
WSW
25
SW
35
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
5
N
20
N
20
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
1.4
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
max °C
1
3
-1
4
6
3
5
5
1
1
2
0
1
2
0
3
6
0
min °C
0
2
-2
0
6
1
2
4
0
1
1
-2
0
1
-1
0
4
-2
 chill °C
-4
-2
-7
-4
3
-3
-1
-1
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
1
-1
-2
-1
-8
Freezing level m
4100
4600
3950
4250
4900
4500
4450
4800
4350
4450
4500
4050
4100
4500
4100
4200
4950
4050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
13-226245112-112-125-1573711691055645746113
Sunrise
6:54
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:58
—
—
Sunset
—
6:57
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:53
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:49
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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
25 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 277).
11
35 km S
2398m alt.
41 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 107).
0
36 km E
2839m alt.
25 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 163 degs) was rejected.
37 km S
2385m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 194).
8
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
38 km SE
2811m alt.
34 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 290).
14
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3 km
Low: overcast
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
54 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
2

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.